President Donald Trump맥스카지노�s administration announced last week that it will investigate 45 U.S. universities, including Yale and Ohio State, over their partnership with The PhD Project.It맥스카지노�s part of the administration's broader crackdown on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, both in the public and private sectors.맥스카지노�The U.S. Department of Education맥스카지노�s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR맥스카지노�s February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools맥스카지노� civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities,맥스카지노� a press release announcing the investigation said.The administration alleges that the universities violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with The PhD Project.Here맥스카지노�s everything you need to know about The PhD Project and the investigation:What is The PhD Project?The PhD Project is a nonprofit organization that partners with universities and companies to help underrepresented individuals pursue networking opportunities, earn their Ph.D.s and secure professor positions.Currently, its website does not mention diversity, equity or inclusion. However, it seems the organization recently updated its website to remove any mention of those topics.Using the Internet Archive맥스카지노�s Wayback Machine, The PhD Project맥스카지노�s website stated its goal as recently as Jan. 14, 2025, was to 맥스카지노�diversify(ing) corporate America by diversifying the role models in the front of classrooms.맥스카지노�Additionally, the nonprofit said its vision was to see 맥스카지노�a significantly larger talent pipeline of Black/African Americans, Latinx/Hispanic Americans and Native Americans/Canadian Indigenous for business leadership positions.맥스카지노�The organization also manages a job board on its website and hosts an annual conference, which will take place this year in Chicago from March 20 to 21.What is being investigated?The Department of Education맥스카지노�s press release references a 맥스카지노�Dear Colleague Letter맥스카지노� that was sent on Feb. 14 to universities that receive federal funding.The letter told the universities to 맥스카지노�cease using race preferences and stereotypes as a factor in their admissions, hiring, promotion, compensation, scholarships, prizes, administrative support, sanctions, discipline, and other programs and activities.맥스카지노�Seemingly, the DOE맥스카지노�s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is alleging that the universities that partnered with The PhD Project were violating that mandate.The DOE characterized The PhD Project as an organization that 맥스카지노�purports to provide doctoral students with insights into obtaining a Ph.D. and networking opportunities, but limits eligibility based on the race of participants.맥스카지노�The press release did not provide specific details about The PhD Project맥스카지노�s conduct or examples of how the universities practiced discriminatory behavior.On top of the investigation into The PhD Project, the DOE also announced in the same press release that it was investigating six other universities for alleged 맥스카지노�impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation.맥스카지노� Which schools are being investigated?The 45 universities being investigated for their partnership with The PhD Project include Ivy Leagues, state colleges and small private institutions, ranging from coast to coast and in every major region of the country.Some of the more notable names are Yale University, Ohio State University, Duke University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Kentucky, New York University (NYU) and Georgetown University.The six schools being separately investigated for "impermissible race-based scholarships," include Grand Valley State University, Ithaca College and University of South Florida.A full list of all the schools being investigated is here. The Trump administration맥스카지노�s anti-DEI crackdownThis investigation is part of a broader trend under the Trump administration, which has aimed to dismantle DEI practices in the public and private sectors.On Jan. 20, Trump issued an executive order ending DEI programs in the federal government, which resulted in the shuttering of offices and firing of workers.Companies like Target, Walmart, Amazon, McDonald맥스카지노�s, Google and Lowe맥스카지노�s have either scaled back or completely rescinded their DEI programs in response to the administration's actions.Trump맥스카지노�s anti-DEI executive orders are being challenged in court, though last week, an appeals court lifted a block on those orders, allowing the administration to continue its crackdown.